to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
discrimination; discernment; identification
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to be nearing death; to be dying
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to fold up; to fold into layers
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
there being no use in arguing (about it)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to make sense; to be meaningful
sign; indication; omen; symptom
like; similar to; same as
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract